Rick Wakeman THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII UK LP 1ST TRANSLUCENT RED NEAR MINT

	£		114
	$		151

RICK WAKEMAN - THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

RED TRANSLUCENT VINYL

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:A & M AMLH64361
• MATRIX:AMLH64361 A1 / B2X

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BROWN A & M LABELS ARE IN  TOP CONDITION. THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS JUST 5-6 SMALL SPIDER LINES SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL UNRUBBED

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A BRAND NEW DISC. IT HAS NO MARKS OF ANY KIND AT ALL ON ANY PART OF THE SURFACE AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE, AND SOME NON SOUNDING DULL SPECKS. WHEN PLACED IN FRONT OD A STRONG LIGHT THE VINYL SHOWS A DEEP PURPLE COLOUR TYPICAL OF PYE MANUFACTURED ALBUMS OF THIS AGE

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THE STEREO REPRODUCTION

THE ODD SPECK OF EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE HEARD ONLY IN ONE OR TWO OF THE LINKING GROOVES, AND ALSO AN ODD SEMI SECOND OR TWO OF VERY LIGHT STATIC

I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE MINUSCULE DUST POP THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I CAN ONLY GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS NEAR MINT

BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

SUPERB MACNEIL  GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT, CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. THE PASTEL COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED.  THE DEEP BROWN AREA IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE JUST A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF NATURAL HANDLING TO THE EDGES.

THE CORNER TIPS HAVE THE TINIEST SPECK OF RUB

THERE ARE ZERO!!  LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THIS IS UNHEARD OF ON THIS SLEEVE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VIRTUALLY MINT. ALL OF THE COLOUR IS PRESENT AND PERFECT APART FROM THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS WHICH HAVE A TINY SPECK OF RUB ON THE TIP ENDS.

THE SPINE IS 100% FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE COLOUR IS ALL THERE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIP ONLY. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED AND PUT TOGETHER, SHOWING EXACTLY HOW LITTLE THE  RECORD HAS BEEN HANDLED.NOT EVEN ONE THUMB NAIL NICK. THE RECORD HAS HARDLY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE!!!

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME  CONDITION AS THE FRONT.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT MINUS CONDITION INNER PANELS. A TINY SHADOW OF GREYING JUST UNDER THE TOP EDGE 

THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE DIE INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT CLEAN AND UNSPLIT. NATURAL AGEING TO THE EDGES, AND SOME LIGHT CORNER WRINKLES

A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE IT NEAR MINT

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY